The top leadership had already acknowledged in July that China’s post-COVID economic recovery has displayed “wave-shaped developments, and advanced with setbacks”. The Politburo meeting listed challenges including domestic demand, difficulties …
With Xi Jinping facing challenges on multiple fronts, can China’s helmsman navigate through stormy seas?
Tharman urges candidates to avoid politicising Presidential Election after opposition members endorse Tan Kin Lian
SINGAPORE: Presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam has urged fellow candidates to avoid politicising Presidential Elections after fellow candidate Tan Kin Lian was endorsed by Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) chairman Dr Tan Cheng Bock. …
From wow to new normal: Driverless cars cruise the streets of San Francisco
ROAD RAGE FREE Waymo tester Katherine Allen was also sensitive to the social aspect. “The advantage that they have over human drivers is that they’re cautious, which can be really …
Boris Johnson ally quits UK Parliament with scathing attack on PM Rishi Sunak
LONDON – Former British culture secretary Nadine Dorries savaged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in an excoriating resignation letter, as she finally quit her parliamentary seat, weeks after first saying she …
British Museum chair says around 2,000 artefacts missing, some stolen items recovered
LONDON – The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the collection did not …
Despite cheating fears, schools repeal ChatGPT Bans
WASHINGTON – For decades, Walla Walla High School in the wheat basket of Washington state has maintained an old red wooden barn on campus where students learn a venerable farming …
Fed’s Powell says higher rates may be needed, will move ‘carefully’
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming: The Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates further to ensure inflation is contained, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday (Aug 25), nodding both to …
Vanuatu court rules pro-Western premier lost no-confidence vote
SYDNEY – Vanuatu’s Supreme Court has ruled that a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau was won by the nation’s opposition party last week, but has stayed action to …
New citizen sparks uproar as he says his heart belongs to China while holding up Singapore passport
SINGAPORE: A recent post on the Chinese social media platform “Little Red Book” has ignited a wave of outrage among Singaporeans, as a new citizen was seen holding up his …
AI startup Hugging Face valued at $4.5 billion in latest round of funding
AI startup Hugging Face said on Thursday it was valued at $4.5 billion in a $235-million funding round backed by technology heavyweights, including Salesforce, Alphabet’s Google and Nvidia. The latest …